South -south-west of Cape Stosch 2: Griesbachian, Greenland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Newell 1955
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Claraiidae
Claraia stachei Bittner 1901
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ophiceratidae
Ophiceras commune (Spath 1930)
Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae
see common names

Geography
Country:Greenland
Coordinates: 73.9° North, 21.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:43.8° North, 22.7° East (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period: Triassic Epoch: Early Triassic
Stage: Induan 10 m.y. bin: Triassic 1
Key time interval: Griesbachian
Age range of interval: 251.902 - 250.5 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Wordie Creek Local bed:Ophiceras wordiei
Stratigraphy comments: Allegedlly from the same bed as other locality SSW of Cape Stosch
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:micaceous,green claystone
Secondary lithology: conglomerate
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: ...although there can be no doubt that it is from the same Ophiceras bed. The greenish micaceous matrix is identical and there are the same Claraia nodules, but this assemblage is followed at 408m by a conglomerate (20ft.) containing blocks of red sandstone with pelecypod shells (badly preserved) in white calcite
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:48114
Authorizer:A. McGowan, M. Clapham Enterer:A. McGowan, M. Clapham
Modifier:A. McGowan Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2005-03-14 05:38:58 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2005-03-14 05:38:57
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
12885. L. F. Spath. 1930. The Eotriassic invertebrate fauna of East Greenland. Meddeleser om Grønland 83(1):1-90 [A. McGowan/A. McGowan/A. McGowan]

Secondary references:

29053 N. D. Newell. 1955. Permian pelecypods of east Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland 110(4):1-36 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]